Avarua, Cook Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Avarua (Cook Islands, Rarotonga). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 06:48 (GMT-10:00) Pacific/Rarotonga . All times are shown in Avarua local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.16%, Maximal illumination for this day: 27.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-30, 22:46; remaining time: 10d 15h 57m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:23
Moonset:	22:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 948 km
228 011 mi
Avarua ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 534 km
230 239 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Avarua on map:

Avarua

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-10:00
Latitude:	-21.20778°
Longitude:	-159.775°
Country:	Cook Islands Rarotonga
Population:	13 373

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 53 minutes. (≈4.453 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 95°

Avarua, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -56.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:23:00	10:27:00	11:23:00	12:10:00	12:51:00
Moonset:	20:16:00	21:25:00	22:31:00	23:35:00	00:00:00

Avarua moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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